Star Wars Escape Pod

This past week saw the announcement of the new animated short series "Tales of the Empire" which sees the return of Morgan Elsebeth as a young nightsister, and Barriss Offee, misunderstood twisted Jedi of the fallen order. Today we break down the trailer with Josh and Kirk, and proceed to dive into The Bad Batch episodes 11 and 12. Let's get into it!

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We got star wars news for you this week! Stay tuned for another Bad Batch aftershow soon!!

The Phantom Menace comes back into theaters with a special look at The Acolyte! We got Bryce and Tyler and Blake on for a quick ride, lets dive into some headlines!

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She's back! Ventress has been resurrected somehow, we dive deep into this episode of the bad batch. There's a lot to get into here, debating ressurecting characters, some deserve it and some don't. Those who have completed the Clone Wars journey and read Dark Disciple will know exactly how her fate wound up.. or do we? 

Asajj Ventress was a whirlwind of rage and sorrow. Betrayal carved a cavern in her heart, leaving only a burning desire for revenge. Consumed by the dark side, she craved power, a twisted echo of the strength she yearned for as a Jedi Padawan. Yet, beneath the fury flickered a flicker of vulnerability. The sting of rejection by Dooku, the echo of her master's death, hinted at a complex soul trapped in a web of vengeance. There were moments, fleeting and fragile, where one could glimpse the warrior yearning for redemption, a warrior haunted by the ghosts of what could have been. And along came Quinlan Vos. The redeeming event in her life. It's unfortunate people could not see this story play out on screen, but I urge listeners out there to read through Dark Disciple. It's not only one of the greatest star wars stories told, clone wars episodes produced (in a novel), but it's one of the best endings for a character we ever saw.

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This week we saw Hunter and Wrecker take on a job with Fennec for information onwhat M-Count is, Crosshair struggles to overcome his issues and we chat long about the ongoing chronological vs release order in a growing environment of star wars movies, shows and more. Oh, the trailer for The Acolyte dropped this past week and Kirk spills his opinon on that. We're looking forward to the re-release of The Phantom Menace in theaters soon on May 3rd of course, which contains a very special look at the Acolyte. We got star wars news explained right here and so much more, let's dive in. Check out the headlines below:

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The trailer has finally been released for The Acolyte! Dive deep into the characters, the era and some scenes from the trailer with Josh, Bryce and Blake. You know we always do the best we can so any 5 stars on spotify or apple really does help us out, subscribing on youtube or joining our discord helps as well! Thanks so much for listening and share this episode with a star wars friend who's stoked to see The Acolyte!

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RETURN TO TETH! Where it all began in The Clone Wars (2008) droids no longer congregate at the top of the mountain, it's clones. Not just any clones.. Rex and his band of rebel clones fighting to free thier brothers from the Empire's enslavement! Treadstone style operatives are hunting Omega and these episodes certainly had a lot to enjoy. This week we chat about The Bad Batch Season 3 Episodes 6 & 7. Kyle joins us again this week and we chat some star wars news and headlines!

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Crosshair has been on quite the journey, this week he returns, not to his "old self" but to something more, a more scarred and redeemed life. This episode was a fast one but it was nice to dive deeper into the headspace of Crosshair and break down this episode of The Bad Batch. Join Josh, Kirk and Darian as we do this together!

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Blake went to Galaxies Edge! An EA Star Wars game was just cancelled and apprarently it was a Mandalorian FPS? Of course the latest episode of The Bad Batch finishes the story that left us hanging last week with so let's break down what we saw.

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The Final Season (first three episodes) of The Bad Batch has hit Disney plus! This week is our first after-show of a sub-series of aftershows hitting our podcast for the coming week until the season ends. We encourage all our listeners to watch the episodes on Disney beforehand and then tune into the after-show to hear our connections, breakdowns thoughts and more. Oh, and most importantly, the Pablo Points and Poodoo's! You'll see..

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Special guest Raph the director of "Star Wars: Brightstar", the star wars fan film, has entered the Escape Pod this week! Raph breaks down the short film for us from conceptual creation phase to the finished product and what it took to bring that dream to the screens. From film festivals to youtube at home and the changes made in between. It was such a pleasure to speak to Raph about his creation and we encourage all our listeners to go watch and share the film with other fans! You can find it right here!

WATCH - "STAR WARS: BRIGHTSTAR"

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